My FI and I have been deliberating for months now and I think we've finally decided on what we want to do: we want to have a private ceremony in Italy with only our parents, siblings, and grandparents in attendance (13 people total including ourselves) and then have a casual reception for everyone else in Florida when we get back. We really like this idea, but we're unsure of what to wear, since the reception will be a few days or even a week after the ceremony takes place, not to mention that it'll be in a different country entirely. Do I wear my wedding dress to the reception? Or do I buy something else??
Any other advice from anyone who's done their ceremony/reception on different days is also welcome! We have no idea what we're doing lol.